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package javax.swing.table;

/**
 * TableStringConverter is used to convert objects from the model into
 * strings.  This is useful in filtering and searching when the model returns
 * objects that do not have meaningful <code>toString</code> implementations.
 *
 * @since 1.6
 */
public abstract class TableStringConverter {

  /**
   * Returns the string representation of the value at the specified
   * location.
   *
   * @param model the <code>TableModel</code> to fetch the value from
   * @param row the row the string is being requested for
   * @param column the column the string is being requested for
   * @return the string representation.  This should never return null.
   * @throws NullPointerException if <code>model</code> is null
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the arguments are outside the bounds of the model
   */
  public abstract String toString(TableModel model, int row, int column);
}
